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The Department of Defense's Strategic Investment The U.S. Department of Defense has made a groundbreaking move by awarding $46.2 million to GreenSource Fabrication LLC (GreenSource) through the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) Program. This significant investment is set to revitalize the U.S. #AdvancedPackagingProduction #DefenseIndustryOnShoring #DefenseProductionActInvestment #DomesticProductionCapabilitiesDefense #GreenSourceFabricationLLCAward #HighDensityInterconnectTechnology #IntegratedCircuitsSubstrateManufacturing #SemiconductorSupplyChainSecurity #SixthGenerationSystemsTechnology #UltraHighDensityInterconnectSolutions

Very good article from someone who has worked inside the process, so to speak. As a veteran of the OSD Comptroller world, Ryan Shaw highlights multiple relevant examples where the speed of the process is crippling our readiness. While it can be difficult for industry to see the entire playing field of where and why the problems creep in, these problems are solvable. Let’s hope the PPBE reform commission’s suggestions are both timely and implementable. #defenseindustry #defensecontracting #DoD #lobbying

Working for decades in manufacturing, the grand daughter of an imigrant that supported tank manufacturing during WWII, and retaliated against by China for sounding alarms, watching the degradation of our industrial base has been alarming. There has been a lot of sweat and effort in highlighting the importance of small business, innovation and technology, and been a passion for years, however now is the time to focus on manufacturing and our supply chains. The DIB is a critical element in fielding new systems but also sustaining our ability to defend ourselves. I hope everyone takes the time to read this article. Resetting the Arsenal of Democracy is a must and needs to start with visibility into our supply chains, utilizing data to perform risk analysis, identify vulnerabilities, incentivize funding for the DIB, and proactively rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy!

National security and economic security are intertwined. A strong defense industrial base that is outfitted for the 21st century can serve as the link. That's one of the loudest messages from the U.S. Department of Defense's first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy. Here are 4 key areas the DoD is prioritizing to build back the base. The defense industrial base is the collection of agencies and companies that equips warfighters. The output ranges from submarines to battlefield communications systems. Once a major strength that helped the U.S. to win WWII, America's defense industrial base has eroded over decades against the backdrop of declining domestic manufacturing, globalization of the supply chain, and reductions in defense spending. The erosion was exposed by crises such as COVID-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when the national stockpiles of safety equipment and munitions factory capacity were initially lacking. At the same time, there's a need for policy change in how the U.S. works with businesses in the U.S., strengthens allies, and counters China's rising influence. The National Defense Industrial Strategy is designed as a roadmap for modernization. It focuses on 4 priorities. 🏭 Resilient supply chains with added capacity for dynamic production that can move at speed and scale, and a focus on supporting domestic manufacturers as well as the DoD's own Organic Industrial Base. 🤝 Flexible acquisition that makes it easier for the government to purchase Commercial Off-the-Shelf systems, and introduces more open architecture and standards alignment. 👷♀️ Workforce readiness that attracts more people to industrial jobs, and provides training and development to level up in careers. 🌎 Economic deterrence that supports allies with strengthened trade and interoperability agreements, while disentangling adversaries such as China and Russia from ownership of the supply chain. ➡ What will it take to make it all work? Collaboration, for one. Startups and venture capital have a role to play, just as the larger defense contractors and government-operated facilities do. If successful, we can strengthen national security, and create more sustainable businesses. 👇 Read the full article in the comments for more.

The Defense Department’s first ever national defense industrial strategy, slated for release in December, will create a roadmap for the department on how it plans to prioritize and modernize its industrial base as it learns from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an official said this week. “We’ve seen in the response to COVID and the conflicts in Ukraine…that our industrial ecosystem needs to be ready to provide the capabilities at speed, at scale and at cost that the department needs,” Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, said on Thursday at the Professional Services Council’s defense conference. “Decades of policy decisions really can’t be undo12ne overnight.” The strategy — the first of its kind for DoD — was directed by the secretary of defense and deputy secretary of defense earlier this year to create a roadmap for how the department will modernize its industrial base, she added. The strategy is “meant to catalyze a generational change” that will guide DoD’s policies, programs and investments in the industrial base for the next three years. There are four key areas the strategy focuses on: having resilient supply chains, workforce readiness, flexible acquisitions and a focus on economic deterrence and economic security.

"The implementation plan will feature a list of priorities and metrics to gauge the strategy’s success, said Najieb-Locke. One of those priorities in the next five years is to create a faster and more stable supply of “long lead items,” which slow production, she said. To do so, she added, the department will have to better track its lower-tier suppliers, who sometimes don’t even know their work is supporting the Pentagon." So, if this is indeed a strategy, I wonder of the objectives have tactical actions assigned and monitored. If we have identified our weaknesses, are their corrective actions and expected additive results wrt the overall initiative? Is there a sense of urgency (that matches the warfighter's sense of urgency), and who is in charge of keeping the torch lit (their primary fitter bullet)? Why five years...why not one year, or two years? Bulldogs are essential to getting the rudder over, and changing the ship's course.

'Reading between the lines of the new US National Defense Industrial Strategy' By Kathryn Levantovscaia "As the Department of Defense gears up to unveil its implementation plan for the strategy, the spotlight should be on harnessing the right approaches to tackle the very deficiencies the NDIS identified. Here are three approaches at its disposal: 1) Invest in capabilities that require public capital: The Department of Defense should build a case for long-term federal funding beyond traditional budgetary cycles by delivering a comprehensive strategy to solicit appropriations for fiscal years 2025-2030. 2) Renovate acquisition practices: The Pentagon should work to expedite long-needed acquisition reform tailored to speed and efficiency. The Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption’s final report, released in January, offers several recommendations, including ways for the Department of Defense to streamline processes by simplifying and consolidating approval processes, eliminating unnecessary paperwork, and leveraging technology for automation. 3) Advance allied industrial integration. The Department of Defense must find ways to address challenges impeding the NDIS’s international collaboration objectives without jeopardizing US national security. It should encourage joint projects where allies manufacture components or subsystems, creating economic benefits and shared responsibility.

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